Men Tennis Update – Madrid and Rome
Men Tennis Update - Madrid and Rome epa03697643 Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal serves a ball to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka during their Madrid Open tennis tournament final round match at the Caja Magica pavilion in Madrid, central Spain, 12 May 2013. Nadal won 6-2 and 6-4. EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO |
Madrid
Singles – Final: (5) R Nadal def. (15) S Wawrinka 6-2 6-4
The first set was hardly worth mentioning. The second was interesting. But, still, it was a relatively rested Rafael Nadal (who, on top of being Nadal, is Spanish, and this is Madrid) playing a tired, non-Spanish, nervous Stanislas Wawrinka.
With the win, Nadal now has five titles in seven events this year. He is 31-2. That compares with 23-3 for Djokovic, 22-4 for Murray, a mere 14-5 for Federer (who has yet to make it past a semifinal), 30-8 for Ferrer. Nadal remains at #5 for now — but he’ll be #4 if he can defend his Rome title.
The ATP notes that this is clay title #40 for Nadal, tying him with Thomas Muster for second on the all-time list. He might break Guillermo Vilas’s record of 46 as early as next year; it seems almost certain that he will break it eventually.
Stanislas Wawrinka still hasn’t won a big title, but he won ten matchs in a row coming into this event. We show him at #10. A Top 12 Roland Garros seed seems almost certain. And he likes clay a lot, so he has a good chance to do something with it.
Doubles – Final: (1) Bryan/Bryan def. (7) Peya/Soares 6-2 6-3
What is there to say? This is the fifth title this year for the Bryans, and the list includes the Australian Open, Indian Wells, and now Madrid. They will be going to the year-end Championships, and in practical terms, barring a major injury to one of them, they’ve all but clinched the year-end #1. Their lead over all the other teams is almost certainly too large to overcome — they now have 5555 points in the doubles Race. That’s more than twice the 2205 points held by the #2 team. What is interesting is that that #2 team is now Peya/Soares. We can hardly call them a threat to the Bryans — not when they’re 3000 points off the pace in the Race! — but at least they’re giving the doubles world a new look this year.
Rome
Singles – First Round: (9) R Gasquet def. S Querrey 6-2 7-6(8-6)
This made Richard Gasquet the first seed into the second round in Rome. He doesn’t really have any shot at the #8 Roland Garros seed, but maybe at Wimbledon…. Sam Querrey will probably stay Top Twenty, but it isn’t certain — there might be no Americans in the Top Twenty next week….
Singles – First Round: A Dolgopolov def. (WC) M Viola 6-4 6-3
This gets the footnote as the first main draw match of the tournament to complete. Hardly surprising, given the rankings gap here….
Singles – First Round: D Istomin def. J Isner 5-7 7-6(7-5) 6-3
Neither of these guys has the slightest liking for clay, so this is one of those “somebody has to lose” contests. John Isner actually won one more point in the match, but his timing wasn’t as good. We’d guess this means he won’t be Top Twenty next week.
Singles – First Round: K Anderson def. J Melzer 6-1 6-2
Kevin Anderson never liked clay much in the past, but he seems to have solved it this year. He may not earn a Top 24 Roland Garros seed, but he could be close. Unlike Jurgen Melzer; it appears he won’t be seeded at all.
Singles – First Round: G Dimitrov def. M Baghdatis 6-3 6-4
You can officially cross Marcos Baghdatis out of the hunt for a Roland Garros seed.
Singles – First Round: M Granollers def. N Davydenko 6-3 6-4
Nikolay Davydenko won’t be seeded in Paris either. Marcel Granollers remains in the hunt, but he remains borderline.
RANKINGS
Estimated ATP World Tour Rankings
As of May 12, 2013
Rank &
Prior…Player………..Points
1..(1) Djokovic……….12730
2..(3) Murray………….8750
3..(2) Federer…………7760
4..(4) Ferrer………….6920
5..(5) Nadal…………..6895
6..(6) Berdych…………4520
7..(7) Del Potro……….4320
8..(8) Tsonga………….3965
9..(9) Gasquet…………3180
10.(15) Wawrinka………..2675
11.(10) Tipsarevic………2650
12.(12) Almagro…………2570
13.(11) Cilic…………..2535
14.(13) Haas……………2420
15.(16) Nishikori……….2270
16.(14) Raonic………….2225
17.(17) Simon…………..1940
18.(19) Monaco………….1830
19.(18) Querrey…………1790
20.(21) Isner…………..1725
21.(20) Seppi…………..1700
22.(22) Kohlschreiber……1690
23.(23) Dolgopolov………1420
24.(24) Janowicz………..1418
25.(25) Fognini…………1345
26.(28) Dimitrov………..1342
27.(26) Mayer…………..1340
28.(27) Anderson………..1340
29.(29) Chardy………….1291
30.(31) Youzhny…………1265
**DRAWS
Madrid — Week of May 6
WINNER: Rafael Nadal
…………..3R……………..QF………….SF……….F
1 Djokovic….Dimitrov
15 Wawrinka…(15)Wawrinka…….Wawrinka…….Wawrinka….Wawrinka
12 Raonic…..Verdasco
7 Tsonga……(7)Tsonga……….Tsonga
3 Murray……(3)Murray……….Murray
16 Simon……(16)Simon
9 Tipsarevic..Anderson
6 Berdych…..(6)Berdych………Berdych……..Berdych
5 Nadal…….(5)Nadal………..Nadal……….Nadal…….Nadal
11 Almagro….Youzhny
13 Haas…….(13)Haas
4 Ferrer……(4)Ferrer……….Ferrer
8 Gasquet…..Gimeno-Traver
10 Cilic……Andujar(WC)……..Andujar…….Andujar
14 Nishikori..(14)Nishikori……Nishikori
2 Federer…..(2)Federer
STATUS OF SEEDS:
1 Djokovic…….lost 2R (Dimitrov)
2 Federer……..lost 3R (Nishiori)
3 Murray………lost QF (Berdych)
4 Ferrer………lost QF (Nadal)
5 Nadal……….WON TOURNAMENT
6 Berdych……..lost SF (Wawrinka)
7 Tsonga………lost QF (Wawrinka)
8 Gasquet……..lost 2R (Gimeno-Traver)
9 Tipsarevic…..lost 1R (Monaco)
10 Cilic………lost 1R (Andujar)
11 Almagro…….lost 2R (Youzhny)
12 Raonic……..lost 2R (Verdasco)
13 Haas……….lost 3R (Ferrer)
14 Nishikori…..lost QF (Andujar)
15 Wawrinka……lot F (Nadal)
16 Simon………lost 3R (Murray)
Rome — Week of May 13
1 Djokovic
–bye
Montanes (Q)
Klizan
Viola (WC)
Dolgopolov
Berlocq (Q)
15 Wawrinka
11 Cilic
Golubev (Q)
Anderson
Melzer
Istomin
Isner
–bye
6 Berdych
4 Ferrer
–bye
Zeballos
Verdasco
Ramos
Hajek (Q)
Kohlschreiber
14 Raonic
10 Tipsarevic
Troicki
Nieminen
Gulbis (Q)
Fognini
Seppi
–bye
5 Nadal
7 del Potro
–bye
Kuznetsov (Q)
Malisse
Monaco
Paire
Benneteau
12 Almagro
16 Nishikori
Lorenzi (WC)
Chardy
F Lopez
Granollers
Davydenko
–bye
3 Murray
8 Tsonga
–bye
Giraldo (Q)
Janowicz
Baghdatis
Dimitrov
Querrey
9 Gasquet
13 Haas
Youzhny
Volandri
Simon
Stepanek
Starace (WC)
–bye
2 Federer
******** SCORES ********
SUNDAY
Madrid
Singles – Final
(5) R Nadal def. (15) S Wawrinka 6-2 6-4
Doubles – Final
(1) Bryan/Bryan def. (7) Peya/Soares 6-2 6-3
Rome
Singles – First Round
(9) R Gasquet def. S Querrey 6-2 7-6(10-8)
A Dolgopolov def. (WC) M Viola 6-4 6-3
K Anderson def. J Melzer 6-1 6-2
D Istomin def. J Isner 5-7 7-6(7-5) 6-3
M Granollers def. N Davydenko 6-3 6-4
G Dimitrov def. M Baghdatis 6-3 6-4
©Daily Tennis News Wire
Topics: Bob Bryan, Dolgopolov, Istomin, John Isner, Mike Bryan, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Sports, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tennis News
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